Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank The Eternal Palace Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Vengeance Demon Hunter for each boss of the following raid: The Eternal Palace. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.
Introduction
In this section, you will find information and guidance for tanking each boss individually in the Eternal Palace raid as a Vengeance Demon Hunter. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for tanking the bosses as a Vengeance Demon Hunter.
The tips on this page are based on PTR testing alone and may not reflect the state of encounters on live servers. This page will be updated with new information once the encounters have been experienced and killed on their respective difficulties.
Suggested Talent Builds for Vengeance Demon Hunters
Survivability
- Level 99:  Abyssal Strike Abyssal Strike
- Level 100:  Fallout Fallout
- Level 102: Flame Crash
- Level 104:  Feed the Demon Feed the Demon
- Level 106:  Sigil of Chains Sigil of Chains
- Level 108:  Spirit Bomb Spirit Bomb
- Level 110:  Last Resort (all 3 options on this row are
viable and will be taken on a per-fight or dungeon basis) Last Resort (all 3 options on this row are
viable and will be taken on a per-fight or dungeon basis)
Mixed DPS & Survival / DPS / Questing / Dungeons
- Level 99:  Abyssal Strike Abyssal Strike
- Level 100:  Fallout Fallout
- Level 102: Flame Crash
- Level 104:  Fracture Fracture
- Level 106:  Sigil of Chains Sigil of Chains
- Level 108:  Spirit Bomb Spirit Bomb
- Level 110:  Last Resort Last Resort
Suggested Essences for Vengeance Demon Hunters
Major
 Azeroth's Undying Gift Azeroth's Undying Gift
 Suppressing Pulse Suppressing Pulse
 Conflict Conflict
Minor
 Null Barrier Null Barrier
 Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 Strife Strife
 Sphere of Suppression Sphere of Suppression
Talent Cheatsheet
Abyssal Commander Sivara
We advise you to use the following essences against Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- If you have  Toxic Brand, then stand still as much as possible. Toxic Brand, then stand still as much as possible.
- If you have  Frost Mark, then jump in place or move side to side to
keep from freezing. Frost Mark, then jump in place or move side to side to
keep from freezing.
- Swap around 5 stacks or when the barrage is cast.
- Use  Infernal Strike to drop your debuff on the edge of the room. Infernal Strike to drop your debuff on the edge of the room.
- The damage from  Crushing Reverberation can be eaten by Crushing Reverberation can be eaten by Demon Spikes or standing with others. Demon Spikes or standing with others.
For more information, please refer to our Abyssal Commander Sivara strategy guide.
Blackwater Behemoth
We advise you to use the following essences against Blackwater Behemoth.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- Swap when  Radiant Biomass is about to fall off. Radiant Biomass is about to fall off.
- Do not get  Bioluminescence from the pufferfish. Bioluminescence from the pufferfish.
- When going to the next platform, wait until your healing debuff drops before traversing the jellyfish.
For more information, please refer to our Blackwater Behemoth strategy guide.
Radiance of Azshara
We advise you to use the following essences against Radiance of Azshara.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- Swap whenever a tank gets knocked back by  Tide Fist. Tide Fist.
- Utilize  Glide and Glide and Infernal Strike to deal with
knockbacks or move to the adds during the intermission. Infernal Strike to deal with
knockbacks or move to the adds during the intermission.
- Use your sigils to interrupt the casts of the little adds during the intermission.
For more information, please refer to our Radiance of Azshara strategy guide.
Lady Ashvane
We advise you to use the following essences against Lady Ashvane.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- Swap whenever a tank gets either  Arcing Azerite or Arcing Azerite or Briny Bubble. Briny Bubble.
- Tank her on the outside of the room and try to get hit by
 Barnacle Bash while standing inside an old bash puddle. Barnacle Bash while standing inside an old bash puddle.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Ashvane strategy guide.
Orgozoa
We advise you to use the following essences against Orgozoa.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- When taunting the boss, use a personal or external cooldown, and have them ready while at low stacks of the debuff.
- Swap the boss before a tank reaches 10 stacks.
- Keep adds away from the boss so that they are not buffed.
For more information, please refer to our Orgozoa strategy guide.
The Queen's Court
We advise you to use the following essences against The Queen's Court.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- Utilize  Infernal Strike to move between the bosses. Infernal Strike to move between the bosses.
- Swap when the Pashmar tank gets approximately 8 stacks of  Pashmar's Touch. Pashmar's Touch.
For more information, please refer to our The Queen's Court strategy guide.
Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha
We advise you to use the following essences against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Main Tank- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
 
- Major Slot
- Off Tank- Major Slot- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Empowered Null Barrier + Empowered Null Barrier + Null Barrier Null Barrier
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
- Sphere of Suppression — Rank 3:  Sphere of Suppression Sphere of Suppression
 
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: 
 
- Major Slot
Tips
- When main-tanking, focus on taking less damage and on boss movement. Your damage is also sent to your co tank.
- If you should be off-tanking, you are responsible for grouping up the little adds and staying near the main tank.
For more information, please refer to our Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha strategy guide.
Queen Azshara
We advise you to use the following essences against Queen Azshara.
- Major Slot- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:  Azeroth's Undying Gift + Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite Hardened Azerite
 
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: 
- Minor Slots- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:  Null Barrier Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:  Strife Strife
 
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: 
Tips
- While tanking the lovers, have them towards the outside of the room, to keep puddles out of the way of the raid.
- Make sure to keep them on opposite sides of a pillar during  Painful Memories and together during Painful Memories and together during Longing. Longing.
- Swap on Azshara at 4 stacks, or as needed.
- Utilize your sigils in coordination with your raid to deal with adds.
More tips will be added in the future.
For more information, please refer to our Queen Azshara strategy guide.
Changelog
- 23 Jul. 2019: Updated guide with tips.
- 09 Jul. 2019: Guide added.
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This guide is written by Meyra, a Vengeance main with a love for pushing Mythic+ keys and showcasing Proof of Concept keys with 5 tanks or other non-standard group compositions. They are a distinguished member and frequent contributor to Vengeance theory in the Demon Hunter class discord, and also occasionally stream Vengeance and other tank content on Twitch.
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